Akins v. Glens Falls City School District
Court of Appeals of New York
424 N.E.2d 531 (1981)
Relevant factsFree
Akins (plaintiff) was struck by a foul ball while standing about 60 feet down the third-base line at a field maintained by Glens Falls (defendant), which had a protective screen only behind home plate. The jury found Glens Falls failed to exercise reasonable care by not extending screening further around the field, and Glens Falls appealed the resulting verdict.
IssueFree
Whether, in the exercise of reasonable care, a baseball field proprietor need only provide protective screening for the area behind home plate.